Our Gas Guzzler Their Lives Summary

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In the story “Our Gas Guzzler, Their Lives” written by Nicholas Kristof, as it takes you through many emotions eye seeing events through the story as well as interesting facts about problems in Africa due to global worming. This story what the writers thought were and his perspective and experience with small African tribs working more towards ecos as it presented some work of sympathy towards the Africa down falls with war, disease and the high rate of child death. Also the implication implied that taxation and more governmental power will help fix some of these problems.

The writers has been motivates to produce such work because of his experience in Africa and working with the villagers for so long as he wants to try and help them trey
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“…governmental panel on climate change warned this year that the consequences for African will be particularly harsh because of the regions poverty and vulnerability.” referring to the small underpaid family there most of them will dye at a young age. but this has been going on far longer the the global warming movement place in 1994. “When there are no strong democratic traditions, an army can easily take over a country (in a "military coup"). Leaders who don't have to worry about re-election can make themselves rich. Without a mature legal system, corruption and bribery make it difficult for businesses to establish and without industry, prosperity is elusive.” meaning the even though warmer weather effect small plant turnouts not the there wealthy enough to afford food bigger problems have to do with more power and wealth control and with a strong legal system it bound to fall in many areas

As for Mr. Kristof and his ending theory on how to fix Africa and its many problems with global warming and farming way he surest to put a carbon tax and a cap- and- trade system on the entire world or to have even more governmental control so that their pockets will be even heaver. his proposal and his strayed was very poorly laid out and his ending solution and not to mention his guilt trip mention the if we don't do what he saying there will only

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